Tony Ortega is a journalist who was formerly the editor of The Village Voice. He's written about Scientology since 1995, and in May 2015 released a book about Scientology's harassment of Paulette Cooper titled 'The Unbreakable Miss Lovely.' He continues to monitor breaking developments in the Scientology world from an undisclosed location in an underground bunker he shares with four cats and one of them wrinkly Shar Pei dogs. Despite his super-secret security protections, you can still reach him pretty easily by sending him a message at tonyo94 AT gmail.com (Drop him a line if you'd like to get an e-mail whenever a new story is posted.) [Header image courtesy John Rickard]
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What Scientology’s happy propaganda doesn’t tell you about its Florida ‘spiritual mecca’

[The Flag Building at the Flag Land Base]

Since we posted Scientology’s own very fun photo essay about what it’s like to be a pilgrim at the Flag Land Base, Scientology’s spiritual mecca in Clearwater, Florida, we’ve heard from a couple of our sources about what things are like there, contrary to the church’s []

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Canada gets its own QAnon shaman as things continue to stay stupid up north

 Some links to Q-related items today…

Ottawa police and their warning about kids being present in the ‘convoy’ protests: Red meat for Q []

Valerie Haney asks court for reconsideration after Scientology defeat in Masterson case

 One of the most frequent questions we’ve received after Scientology’s stunning defeat last month in the civil lawsuit filed by Danny Masterson’s accusers was whether that ruling by an appeals court would have any effect on Valerie Haney’s own lawsuit against the []

Q was just recycling garbage that had been barfed up by ‘Ancient Aliens’

 Some links to Q-related items today…

Following the []

Clearwater deal: Scientology leader David Miscavige will finally get parcel he covets

 Last night, Tracey McManus uncorked another stunning scoop at the Tampa Bay Times: New Clearwater City Manager Jon Jennings and Scientology leader David Miscavige have come to a meeting of minds, with a deal in the works to begin to revive the city’s Scientology-soaked []

Calling for civil war because the grocery store is out of your cream cheese? Sure, patriot.

 Some links to Q-related items today…

Q patriots puzzle out Trump’s statements because everything, including Covid, has been part of the []

Shekter: The proposition that threatened to upend my Scientology billion-year commitment

[Agadir in the 1970s]

Agadir, February 1970. I’m proud of myself and having a good time. After a stint on L. Ron Hubbard’s flagship the Apollo as steward in the Officers’ dining room, I’ve been promoted to Ship’s Purchaser, which I secretly consider to be the best job on board. While everyone else is pretty much []

With Lindell’s pillows coming to Ottawa truckers, Canada nearly equals batshit US

 Some links to Q-related items today…

Pillow guy to the []

SCIENTOLOGY DENIED: Appeals court refuses to rehear arbitration ruling in Masterson case

[Chrissie Carnell-Bixler and Danny Masterson]

The landmark ruling by a California appeals court in January that restored a civil lawsuit against Danny Masterson and the Church of Scientology will stand. Yesterday, the court denied Scientology’s petition for a rehearing, which our experts had said was a []

Americans largely funded Canada convoy, patriots plan US version: Fury Road is coming

 Some links to Q-related items today…

When the new Cue home Covid test Super Bowl commercial came on, Q patriots naturally heard []